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From: crs@cpsc6a.att.com (Chris "I'm Outta Here!" Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Postscript/Post 1.1/Fonts
Summary: HHHHHEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!
Keywords: PostScript Post fonts
Message-ID: <2433@cpsc6a.att.com>
Date: 13 Apr 90 23:22:04 GMT
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maffett@netcom.UUCP (Tim Maffett) writes:
[ Discussion of the benefits of Post 1.1 deleted for bandwidth reasons ]

<   I will soon post my second version of the PSFONTS collection to xanth.  
< This collection of fonts are all PD/Shareware fonts which have been 
< converted for amiga use, and have been tested with Post.  Most (if not all)
< include bitmaps fonts, and quite a few include .AFM files for people who
< need those (such as TeX users).  There are numerous improvements to this 
< collection since the previous version, to make them work better with Post,
< and also be more Amiga compatible.
< 
<   If there is any interest I will also post some example postscript files
< which generate some color pictures, etc.
< 
< tim
< replies to maffett@netcom or maffett@uther.cs.orst.edu

I would be most happy to try some of these pictures, if I COULD JUST GET
THE DARNED THING TO RUN.  I have downloaded Post 1.1, and the psfonts
collection (from the Radical Eye BBS), but I can't seem to get it up and
running.  I followed the installation instructions, modified the init file,
made the necessary assign, but it still won't go.

On my first attempt (from WB), I was visited by the GURU, telling me of
an address error.  AHA! I says, I forgot to clear location 0 (I have a 2091
HD controller, with its infamous address 0 problem).  I cleared location
0, and tried again.  I clicked on 'OK' in the startup requester, and
everything seemed alright.  However, whatever I try to print either
ejects a blank page, or just scribbles a small blot on the page, then
ejects it.  This includes the supplied demo files.  I also tried printing
an EPS file (which printed fine with GhostScript), but that just generated
blobs all over the page.

When I try to run the program from the CLI (I use ARP, with a stack of 15000),
it locks up the Amiga (no GURU, just a frozen machine).  Once I was unable
to warm boot out of it.

Does anyone have any clues as to what might be wrong here?

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